Wonders

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Have you ever wondered.....?

• Is it good if a vacuum really sucks? !


• Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?


• If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know?


• If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?


• Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?


• Why do "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing?


• Why do "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?


• Why do "tug" boats push their barges?


• Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game"when we are already there?


• Why are they called "stands" when they're made for sitting?


• Why is it called "after dark" when it realy is "after light"?


• Doesn't "expecting the unexpected" make the unexpected expected?


• Why are a "wise man" and a "wise guy" opposites?


• Why do "overlook" and "oversee" mean opposite things?


• Why is "phonics" not spelled the way it sounds?


• If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you to do it?


• If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?


• If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?


• If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right?


• Why is bra singular and panties plural?


• Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead?


• Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase?


• How come abbreviated is such a long word?


• Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them?


• Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?


• Why do they call it a TV "set" when it is only one?


• Christmas : What other time of the year do you sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks?

Smile and have a good weekend.